Fact & Spin

The Spanish prime minister calls for a national pact over wildfires in Spain and France, an appeals court blocks Trump's mail-in voting order, Senator Rand Paul releases 1,000 pages of diary entries by Anthony Fauci, Troy Jackson secures the Democratic nomination for Maine's Senate seat, Modi forms a task force to reform India's exam system, the CEO of Cracker Barrel steps down. and Shein records...

A food festival at Seattle's Space Needle turns tragic, a vehicle rams pedestrians at a Berlin Pride parade, Ukraine strikes Iranian targets, Iran suggests that U.K. bases are "legitimate targets," Haiti's Gang Suppression Force kills three in a gunfight, AI-powered schools are set to open in the Boston area, a car bomb is intercepted at the Irish border, the U.S. imposes new tariffs on its top tr...

The U.S. House passes a $1.15 trillion defense bill, Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on two Saudi oil tankers, the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum is held in Manila, thousands of Jewish visitors enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Trump hails Nigeria's efforts to address violence against Christian communities, Google is fined €890 million for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act, MI5 and the Police Servi...

The Trump administration announces a U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal, Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's commander-in-chief, over 140 people are dead in a tragic offshore migrant accident near Mauritania, Jeff Bezos and the U.K. government back a $2.6 billion valued AI startup, Elon Musk says Grok will make a "historically accurate' Odyssey, GOP senators push a CCP "victims" memorial in Washington, D.C.,...

Hegseth tells the Senate that the Iran war has cost an estimated $37.5 billion, Trump imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods, Ortega declares 'no more elections' in Nicaragua, Hungarian prosecutors raid the offices of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, prosecutors say that Ann Widdecombe died after being struck repeatedly with a hammer, police and protesters clash in Italy after the death...

Andy Burnham officially replaces Keir Starmer as U.K. prime minister, a U.S. soldier is killed and another injured in an Iranian attack in Iraq, "Cockroach" Party protesters storm parliament in India, the Tate brothers appear in court in Miami after being arrested on U.K. sex charges, dozens are feared dead after a ferry sinks off the coast of Guyana, a quake in Peru kills six people and displaces...

Spain wins the World Cup, 2 US soldiers are killed in Jordan, Japan revises its imperial succession law,  Andy Burnham delivers his first speech as Labour leader, an atmosphere on an "Earth-Like" planet is detected for the first time, Nicaragua severs diplomatic ties with Italy over a 1978 murder case, a White House teleprompter operator is suspended over betting allegations, Taco Bell's lettuce s...

Protests break out in Kyiv after Zelenskyy dismisses Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Israel's Knesset passes a law curbing the attorney general's authority, Washington attacks an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. House rejects an amendment to strip military aid to Israel, Trump fires a new Seattle prosecutor just minutes after his appointment, France's parliament adopts an assisted d...

The U.S. reimposes a naval blockade on Iran, President Trump ends the halt on ICE traffic stops, the U.K. signs a Gibraltar treaty with the EU, China investigates retired top media censor, Ontario wildfires spread smoke across Toronto and the swathes of the U.S., Donald Trump will be depicted on $1 U.S. coins, The U.S. House passes a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, Amazon will be laun...

Trump reverses his proposal of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping, Andy Burnham is set to become U.K. prime minister after securing the Labour leadership, Hungary passes an amendment to end the president's mandate, U.S. Supreme Court justices testify in a rare appearance before Congress, the U.K. launches the world's first Ebola vaccine human trial, Brazil's top court bars Flavio Bol...

At least 28 people are killed in a bar fire in Bangkok, U.K. counterterrorism police take over the investigation into the murder of Ann Widdecombe, Trump declares the U.S. the "guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz, a judge voids Trump's $1.8 billion IRS settlement and tax audit immunity, the U.K. designates Iran's IRGC a terrorist organization, Israel sets its national election for October, twelve st...

Sen. Lindney Graham passes away, while Sen. Mitch McConnell posts a new photo message, Mexico investigates U.S. involvement in a 2024 cartel boss capture, President Trump says that the Iran truce is over but he's still open to talks, a man is arrested in the U.K. in the murder of ex-Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe, Russia states that it's ready to assist Mozambique in eliminating a "terrorist...

Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. strikes, Trump departs Turkey in the old Air Force One plane, Platner drops his Maine Senate bid over sexual assault claims, Russia's Lavrov visits Niger on the second leg of his Africa tour, scientists observe the ocean floor splitting apart for the first time, the WHO projects that global annual cancer cases could hit 35 million by 2050, the...

Trump declares the ceasefire with Iran "over," the U.K. says NATO's European allies will spend $50 billion on "deep precision strike" capabilities, the U.S. charges an Indian gang leader in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader, a judge rejects the Justice Department's attempt to obtain the names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County, top AI firms receive failing grades on the Future of Life In...

The 2026 NATO summit opens in Ankara, France's Marine Le Pen announces her bid for the 2027 presidency, twin bombings hit Damascus during Emmanuel Macron's visit, Hamas announces the dissolution of its Gaza government, Graham Platner faces calls to resign as Maine's Democratic Senate nominee over an assault claim, Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, Canada picks Germany's TKMS to build 12 subm...

America celebrates its 250th birthday, Russia and China conduct joint naval drills, dozens are killed in Yemen clashes as tensions mount, the U.N. convenes Global Dialogue on AI Governance, Japan conducts a near-Earth asteroid flyby, Ukraine fails to intercept any ballistic missiles as the latest Russian attacks kill at least 16, the Sara Duterte impeachment trial begins in the Philippines, secret...

Trump pauses attacks for Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral, America celebrates its 250th, Russia claims the capture of a key Ukrainian stronghold,   Keiko Fujimori is declared President-elect of Peru, Germany's Friedrich Merz announces major reforms, eight are arrested as the U.K. busts a global drug-rape network, a report suggests that India is proposing new VPN regulations, an ex-Olympian is indicted...

SCOTUS votes 6-3 to uphold birthright citizenship, Kushner and Witkoff meet Qatari mediators in Doha for Iran talks, Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency by a slim margin, South Korea's parliament confirms Han Seong-sook as prime minister, a Ukrainian businessman is among three people injured in a Monaco bomb attack, SCOTUS upholds state transgender sports bans, a Gallup poll shows that economic...

Venezuela's earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as rescue efforts continue, the WHO says Europe's heatwave is linked to 1,300 deaths, the Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, Australia and Vanuatu sign a security pact, Pakistan says its strikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan, the Supreme Court upholds late mail ballot counting, South Korea unveils a $576 billion...

The U.S.and Iran pause fighting, renewed strikes on Iran following a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz,Israel and Lebanon sign an agreement in Washington, ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining national security information, King Charles publicly discloses his personal tax bill, a study claims that climate change is behind Europe's record heatwave, Florida's 'Al...

Deadly twin earthquakes strike Venezuela, the U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end protections for Syrians and Haitians, Taiwan's Legislative Speaker meets U.S. lawmakers amid a $14 billion arms deal, Africa CDC raises its Ebola funding needs to $1.4 billion, OpenAI debuts its 'jalapeño' AI chip, President Trump asks Congress for $87.6 billion, including $67 billion for the Iran war, a...

Earthquakes rock Venezuela, the U.N. launches an operation to evacuate 11,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York City Democratic primaries, the EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time, Niger becomes the third country to leave the International Criminal Court, a study suggests that sperm whales have developed distinct dialects in the Mediterranean, the EU is...

The U.S. waives sanctions on Iranian oil, the U.K.'s outgoing Starmer government pauses all "major" policy announcements, Trump’s acting intelligence director begins firing staff, a Montreal shooting leaves three people dead,  a note claims that Nancy Guthrie died shortly after her abduction, the U.K. considers requiring social media to prioritize trusted news, a child under 12 is euthanized in th...

Abelardo de la Espriella wins the presidential runoff in Colombia, China announces sanctions on 10 American military-related companies, Alan Greenspan, a former Fed chair, dies at age 100, Czech broadcasters strike over a state funding takeover, at least five people are arrested for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Pool, the Spanish prime minster’s wife is ordered to stand trial on corrup...

Keir Starmer resigns, US and Iran diplomats work on nuclear deal, Italy's foreign minister cancels a planned trip to the U.S. amid a dispute between Trump and Meloni, D.C. Democratic Socialist Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic mayoral primary, the UAE bans social media for users under the age of 15, the parents of a Serbian school shooter are sentenced in a re-trial, the CDC activates $107...